North America's carbon dioxide emissions intensity was 0.24 kilograms per U.S. dollar generated (kCO₂/$15p) in 2022. North America's CO₂ intensity has decreased by roughly 44 percent since 2000. Canada had the highest CO₂ intensity in North America in 2022, emitting 0.32 kCO₂/$15p. The U.S., by comparison, emitted 0.23 kCO₂/$15p.
Carbon dioxide emission intensity in North America from 2000 to 2022
(in kilograms of CO₂ per U.S. dollar)
Characteristic
CO₂ emission intensity in kilograms per U.S. dollar
*Carbon dioxide intensity is the ratio of CO₂ emissions from fuel combustion over Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and measures the CO₂ emitted to generate one unit of GDP. GDP is expressed at constant exchange rate (2015 U.S. dollar, using purchasing power parities). This removes the impact of inflation. CO₂ emissions cover only the emissions for fossil fuels combustion.
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Enerdata. (July 6, 2023). Carbon dioxide emission intensity in North America from 2000 to 2022 (in kilograms of CO₂ per U.S. dollar) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409340/north-america-co2-emission-intensity-by-region/
Enerdata. "Carbon dioxide emission intensity in North America from 2000 to 2022 (in kilograms of CO₂ per U.S. dollar)." Chart. July 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409340/north-america-co2-emission-intensity-by-region/
Enerdata. (2023). Carbon dioxide emission intensity in North America from 2000 to 2022 (in kilograms of CO₂ per U.S. dollar). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409340/north-america-co2-emission-intensity-by-region/
Enerdata. "Carbon Dioxide Emission Intensity in North America from 2000 to 2022 (in Kilograms of Co₂ per U.S. Dollar)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409340/north-america-co2-emission-intensity-by-region/
Enerdata, Carbon dioxide emission intensity in North America from 2000 to 2022 (in kilograms of CO₂ per U.S. dollar) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409340/north-america-co2-emission-intensity-by-region/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
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